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Whenever our ensemble cast goes on an adventure touring [[Britain]] (and by "Britain" we mean, of course, [[Britain Is Only London|"London"]]), there's always going to come a point where one or all of our characters wind up at Buckingham Palace where he/she/they will, no doubt, encounter these oddly-dressed fellows in [[Nice Hat|giant, furry hats]] and [[Redshirt Army|red shirts]] who appear to be extremely disciplined and dedicated to following a strict code that seems to entail only two things: |
Whenever our ensemble cast goes on an adventure touring [[Britain]] (and by "Britain" we mean, of course, [[Britain Is Only London|"London"]]), there's always going to come a point where one or all of our characters wind up at Buckingham Palace where he/she/they will, no doubt, encounter these oddly-dressed fellows in [[Nice Hat|giant, furry hats]] and [[Redshirt Army|red shirts]] who appear to be extremely disciplined and dedicated to following a strict code that seems to entail only two things: |
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# Marching in perfect synchronization at regular intervals. |
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# Standing completely still and unresponsive no matter what is happening around or, more frequently, ''to'' them. |
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When played straight, one should always expect to see tourist characters trying to provoke an emotional response out of them (usually either laughter or surprise to a sudden "[[Jump Scare]]"), taking advantage of the guard's duty to remain still (often becoming the victim of a [[Motionless Makeover]]), or observing the surreal levels to which they adhere to their marching schedules and routines--''especially'' the Changing of the Guard—with little to no consequences to the characters observing them. |
When played straight, one should always expect to see tourist characters trying to provoke an emotional response out of them (usually either laughter or surprise to a sudden "[[Jump Scare]]"), taking advantage of the guard's duty to remain still (often becoming the victim of a [[Motionless Makeover]]), or observing the surreal levels to which they adhere to their marching schedules and routines--''especially'' the Changing of the Guard—with little to no consequences to the characters observing them. |
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